湖北省荆、荆、襄、宜四地七校考试联盟2022-2023学年高二上学期期中联考英语试题(1)

第1 页共4 页 2022 年秋“荆、荆、襄、宜四地七校考试联盟” 高二期中联考 英语试题 命题学校：宜昌市第一中学 命题人：高一年级组 审题人：高一年级组 第一节(共5 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分7.5 分) 听下面5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听 完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. ￡19.15. B. ￡9.15. C. ￡9.18. 答案是B。 1. What kind of car will the speakers buy? A. The one with four doors. B. The one with two doors. C. The one in red. 2. Why does the man make the call? A. To confirm a booking. B. To make a booking. C. To change a booking. 3. What will the man probably do today? A. Ask for sick leave. B. See a doctor after work. C. Invite his manager to his house. 4. When does the conversation take place? A. On Saturday. B. On Sunday. C. On Monday. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A teacher. B. An exam. C. Chemistry. 第二节(共15 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分22.5 分) 听下面5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出 最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6 段材料，回答第6、7 题。 6. How will the speakers go to the new Italian place? A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By car. 7. What will Rob do tonight? A. Eat out. B. Meet friends. C. Fly to London. 听第7 段材料，回答第8 至10 题。 8. What are the speakers mainly discussing? A. A weekend plan. B. A delicious picnic. C. The beautiful scenery. 9. What did the woman intend to do? A. Walk along the park. B. Stay at home. C. Attend a concert. 10. What is the woman’s attitude toward climbing in the end? A. Worried. B. Excited. C. Tired. 听第8 段材料，回答第11 至13 题。 11. What color tie does the woman think matches the man’s jacket? A. Green. B. Black. C. Red. 12. Why doesn’t the woman like high heels? A. They aren’t beautiful. B. They are uncomfortable to wear. C. They don’t match the dress. 13. What does the man mean in the end? A. He knows a cafe nearby. B. He can’t decide what to buy. C. He doesn’t want to go on shopping. 听第9 段材料，回答第14 至16 题。 14. How many people were there on the train? A. 17. B. 18. C. 20. 15. Why did the bus lose control? A. It had a fault. B. It caught fire inside. C. The road was wet. 16. What was the result of the car accident? A. The car’s fuel tank exploded. B. The car crashed into water. C. Frane broke his arm. 听第10 段材料，回答第17 至20 题。 17. When did the students get to school? A. At 4:30. B. At 5:00. C. At 5:30. 18. How did the speaker feel when the coach arrived? A. Excited. B. Tired. C. Sad. 19. What did the speaker get for her sister? A. A dress. B. A bag. C. A T-shirt. 20. What did the speaker like best about this trip? A. The boat trip. B. The comfortable hotel. C. The shopping experience. 第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50 分） 第一节（共15 小题；每小题2.5 分,满分37.5 分） 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C 和D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。 A To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Reader’s Digest, we’re relaunching our much-loved 100-Word-Story Competition with prizes of up to £1,000 to be won. Our 100-Word-Story Competition is your chance to show the world your story-telling talents. There are three categories—one for adults and two for schools: one for children aged 12–18 and one for children under 12. Your stories should be new, unpublished, and exactly 100 words—not a single word shorter or longer! Multiple entries are allowed per person. We are unfortunately only able to consider UK based entries. The editorial team will pick a shortlist of three in each category and post them online on 1st November 2022. You can vote for your favourite, and the one with the most votes will get the top prize. Voting will close on 30th November 2022 and winners will be published in our December issue. More details:  Complete the entry form below to enter. Include your full name, address, email and phone number when filling in the form.  Prizes: Adults category: the winner will receive £1,000 and a Serious Readers High Definition Floor or Table Light (value up to £399.99). 12–18s category: the winner will receive a £200 book voucher. Under 12 category: the winner will receive £100 of book vouchers. 第2 页共4 页  Need some help with writing your story? Click here to check out our handy guide!  Please keep an eye on our Twitter or Facebook for more up-to-date news. 21. Which of the following meets the standards of the competition? A. A Nobel Prize-winning story. B. A US based entry. C. An original entry. D. A full-length novel. 22. What will a teenager get if he/she wins the competition? A. A prize worth £399.99. B. £100 of book vouchers. C. A £200 book voucher. D. An issue of Reader’s Digest. 23. From which is the text probably taken? A. A speech. B. A website. C. A guidebook. D. A news report. B Zhu Dejun’s first job after graduating from college was as a road design engineer at an institute in his hometown, Alshaa League, North Chin’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region. In 2011, when Zhu was conducting a road survey along with his colleagues, he saw a plant that he didn’t recognize. Later, Zhu learned that the plant was a saxaul tree which is an excellent tree species for sand fixation and afforestation(造林) in desert areas. It’s commonly seen, though easily ignored. Known as a desert guardian, a fully grown saxaul tree can hold together a 10-square-meter patch of desert land, according to Zhu. Zhu quit his job at the design institute in 2014 and joined a nonprofit organization, the Society of Entrepreneurs and Ecology Conservation, or SEE, in the same year, concentrating on tackling desertification. The organization, devoted to ecological protection and social responsibility, was located in the Alshaa League of Inner Mongolia. During the past eight years, Zhu has been leading a team from SEE to plant saxaul trees in sandy areas in Alshaa League and other places of Inner Mongolia. In 2014, the SEE launched a project titled “one million saxaul trees”, aiming to reach that number from 2014 to 2023, turning the desert of more than 133,330 hectares back into a satisfying ecosystem. By the end of 2018, half of the organization’s goal had been achieved. In 2016, Ant Finance cooperated with SEE to introduce the Ant Forest platform, not only encouraging people to choose “a low-carbon way” of shopping, traveling and living, but also to help control desertification. Through the participation of a greater number of online users, who grow virtual trees, the SEE Foundation, set up in 2008, has been providing subsidies（补助金）for local herdsmen and farmers while also offering technological support to plant saxaul trees in desert areas. Now, Zhu is the head of the foundation’s project to fight desertification. He also gives lectures about saxaul trees and the fight against desertification at schools, hoping to raise awareness among young people. 24. What did Zhu Dejun do first after graduation? A. He researched on saxaul trees. B. He joined a nonprofit organization. C. He found ways to fight desertification. D. He focused on road design engineering. 25. Why are saxual trees planted by Zhu’s team? A. They are easily taken care of. B. They can grow fast in deserts. C. They are perfect for holding water. D. They can fight desertification effectively. 26. What did SEE do to control desertification? A. They teamed up with Ant Finance. B. They planted one million saxaul trees. C. They held online lectures on desertification. D. They encouraged donation from online users. 27. How can online users help Zhu’s team? A. By providing subsidies. B. By raising awareness. C. By planting trees online. D. By offering technological support. C Germany’s factories, which power Europe’s economy, produced less during September than at any time in the past two years, which experts say could be an indicator of an approaching European recession（经济衰退）. The S&P Global Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index, or S&P Global PMI, found that Germany’s manufacturing activity dropped to 47.8 in September, from 49.1 in August. The survey said the drop in factory output was due to customers either putting off or canceling orders because of fast-rising prices caused by more expensive fuel bills. Joe Hayes, a senior economist at S&P Global, said while the whole world is in the middle of a manufacturing decline, Europe appears to be at the slowdown’s center. “Production fell at a rate which